Samsung Highlights 40'' OLED, 82'' LCD TV, Other LCD Technologies at IMID
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Samsung Electronics announced that it will showcase its largest line-up of leading-edge information display technology ever exhibited in Asia - during the IMID (International Meeting on Information Display) ...
DNA-based molecular nano-wires
Jul 20, 2005 |
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An international consortium of 7 universities and research centres are seeking an alternative to silicon-based microelectronics in using molecules of DNA, which could enable a reduction in size of the current systems by a ...
NASA develops new airplane fire sensor
Jul 20, 2005 |
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NASA Wednesday announced the development of a new generation of fire detectors designed to significantly reduce the rate of false alarms aboard airliners.
Hunger hormone linked to memory
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Scottish scientists say they've determined the hormone that controls the body's hunger pangs may also boost one's memory.
Now You Don't See It, Now You Do: Filling In Creates the Illusion of Motion
Jul 20, 2005 |
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The parade of lights flashing on a theater marquee provides an important lesson in how the brain creates the illusion of motion. While we know each bulb remains stationary, the lighting and dimming of each in succession makes ...
Optoelectronic tweezers to round up cells, microparticles
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Jul 20, 2005 |
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Rounding up wayward cells and particles on a microscope slide can be as difficult as corralling wild horses on the range, particularly if there's a need to separate a single individual from the group. But now ...
Rare astronomical alignment observed
Jul 20, 2005 |
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In a feat of astronomical and terrestrial alignment, a group of scientists from MIT (Cambridge, Mass.) and Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.) recently succeeded in observing distant Pluto's tiny moon, Charon, hide a star. ...
'Smart' device to help elderly people avoid falls
Jul 20, 2005 |
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A group of Stanford University students is developing a vibrating ankle brace designed to assist elderly people in avoiding falls.
Marvell Introduces World's First Ultra Low-Power 90nm WLAN Single Chip Solution
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Marvell, the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced the Marvell 88W8686 - the world’s first ultra-low-power 90 nm Wireless LAN (WLAN) single chip solution. Further ...
Aussie museum displays huge dinosaur bones
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Paleontologists in Brisbane, Australia, were proudly exhibiting Wednesday what they say is the largest group of dinosaur bones ever found in Australia.
Cassini spacecraft: Mystifying pictures
Jul 20, 2005 |
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The Cassini spacecraft has coasted to its closest encounter yet with Saturn's icy moon Enceladus -- but the pictures it took mystify NASA scientists.
Japan to support wind power electricity
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Japan's government will provide funds for generating wind power in order to reach the state's output goal of 3 million kilowatts by 2010.
U.S. Gets More Asian Air Pollution Than Thought
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Air pollution blows across the Pacific Ocean from Asia to North America far more regularly than was previously thought, says a new UC Davis study. The findings are likely to affect attempts to clear hazy skies over much of ...
In the era of e-mail, teens should learn to write the forgotten essays
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Teens communicate in ways their parents didn't dream of—e-mails, instant messaging, wireless phones—but that means less time for a good, old-fashioned essay and less preparation for new test requirements.
Nanotech tools a $700M market
Jul 20, 2005 |
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The instruments and tools needed to work on the nanoscale could, even when excluding the semiconductor industry, will form a $700 million market by 2008, experts told UPI's Nano World.
